Advanced Practitioner/Approved Mental Health Professional EDT

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

We’re looking for a Social Worker/ AMHP to join our Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on a permanent basis.

About the Role:

Join a highly skilled EDT team that work out of hours providing a robust response to people in crisis. EDT provide a service to Children, young people, vulnerable adults and their families ensuring the right support at the right time to safeguard people who present in Crisis out of hours.

The Emergency Duty Team (EDT) are an out of hours service., therefore you will be working alongside colleagues on a rotating Shift Pattern which will include some weekends and Bank Holidays. We work closely with our partner agencies.

As part of our team, you will:

• Be a qualified AMHP or willing to train as an AMHP
• Provide a high-quality response to emergency referrals out of normal working hours.
• Work a rotational shift pattern.
• Provide appropriate support and interventions to vulnerable adults, children and families to address safeguarding concerns.
• Provide out of hours advice and guidance to professionals, as well as factually accurate and reflective reports.
• Be the first point of contact for professionals, vulnerable adults, children, families, or members of the public who have a concern which cannot wait until normal office hours resume.
• Carry out thorough high-quality crisis led assessments for children and families, promptly identifying level of risk, need and services required to promote and ensure safe outcomes.
• Actively apply legal and professional knowledge and skills - balancing protection, risk and support to achieve positive outcomes for those requiring our service.

About the Candidate:

We are looking for social workers who can work autonomously, manage competing demands, and work under pressure without the on-site support of their line manager. You will be confident in your decision making and risk assessment skills, and be able to provide advice, guidance and challenge to colleagues within Social Care and across agencies.

Hours of Work:

• 36 hours per week on a Shift Rotation Pattern, leave is included within the rota.
• The rota is over an 8-week period, you will work 13-night shifts and 3 days shifts and cover some of the bank holidays within the rota. Leave is within this rota.
• Weekday nights: 5pm to 9am with an hour’s break.
• Weekends: 8.30am-5:30 pm or 5pm-9:00am.

Rewards and Benefits:

• Competitive salary £52,432 - £56,077 pro rata (which includes the additional 20% enhancement for unsocial hours)
• Annual leave starting at 28-33 days per year, (with an extra entitlement of 8 days which are included within the rota).
• You will work 13 night and 3 days in an 8-week period, offering a good work life balance.
• Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution.
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support 24 x7.
• Dedicated protected time for learning and development.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities including the opportunity to train as an AMHP and learn about Systemic Practice.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

louisefitzpatrick@wirral.gov.uk

polyannastott@wirral.gov.uk

hilarymcgowan@wirral.gov.uk

Join our vibrant workforce and make a positive difference to the lives of children, young people vulnerable adults and their families.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Monday 9th June 2025.

This post requires a DBS check. The Safer Recruitment & Employment Policy and the Disclosures for Recruitment Procedure can be found at : https://www.wirral.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/job-vacancies/safer-recruitment-and-employment

If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, and as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on info@involvenorthwest.org.uk or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.

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We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.